Prime Minister Carney’s Davos Speech: Implications for International Law

On Wednesday 25 March 2026, the Canadian Council on International Law (CCIL), the International Law Association of Canada (ILA-Canada) and the Quebec Society of International Law (SQDI) presented a joint webinar looking critically at Prime Minister Carney’s Davos speech. Our expert panelists discussed whether international law is facing a rupture or a transition and the implications for its study and practice.

Panelists:

Olabisi Akinkugbe, professor, Dalhousie University, Halifax

Joanna Harrington, professor, University of Alberta, Edmonton

Valerie Hughes, trade dispute arbitrator, Ottawa

Chimène Keitner, professor, University of California, Davis

René Provost, professor, McGill University | Université McGill, Montréal

Gib van Ert, lawyer, Olthuis van Ert, Ottawa, Vancouver

Moderators:

Miriam Cohen, vice-president, SQDI

Charles-Emmanuel Côté, president CCIL

Oonagh Fitzgerald, president, ILA-Canada

The recording of the webinar is now available: